Career Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.

YEAR

Team

Lg

G

GS

IP

W

L

SV

H

BB

SO

HR

oppTAv

PPF

H/9

BB/9

HR/9

K/9

GB%

BABIP

TAv

WHIP

FIP

ERA

cFIP

DRA

DRA-

WARP

2013

CHN

MLB

6

0

5.0

0

0

0

6

7

5

0

.253

107

10.8

12.6

0.0

9.0

57%

.429

.317

2.60

5.82

5.40

129

3.94

94.4

0.0

Career

MLB

6

0

5.0

0

0

0

6

7

5

0

.253

107

10.8

12.6

0.0

9.0

57%

.429

.317

2.60

5.82

5.40

129

3.94

94.4

0.0

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.

Compensation

Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent from Korea 12/15/12 (minor-league contract).

2018 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT

W

L

SV

G

GS

IP

H

BB

SO

HR

BABIP

WHIP

ERA

DRA

VORP

WARP

Weighted Mean

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0.0

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.000

0.00

0.00

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0.0

0.0

Comparable Players (Similarity Index )

Rank

Score

Name

Year

Run Average

Trend

BP Annual Player Comments

Year

Comment

2014

Although general managers are known to look for competent bullpen arms everywhere from the independent leagues to the waiver wire to their grandparentsí couch cushions, it was still a bit surprising when the Cubs signed a 36-year-old former NPB closer rehabbing from his second Tommy John surgery. A former member of the Korean international team, Lim made his minor-league debut last June and promptly began carving up hitters with his low-90s fastball, slider and splitter, all delivered from a Nomo-esque windup and a sidearm slot. Lim had trouble finding the plate during a brief September call-up, but his stuff looks like it can miss bats and make righty hitters uncomfortable. He was non-tendered but deserves a long look this spring to be some team's solid situational righty.

2013

Lim is a signing for the future, if a rather odd one. At 36, he's old for a relief pitcher, period, much less one who's never played in the United States. But Lim is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, and thus isn't even expected to pitch in the majors until 2014. The Cubs are hedging their bets, though, giving Lim a minor-league deal with no guaranteed roster spot but heavily laden with incentives. Lim hails from Korea, but has been pitching in Japan since 2008. This wasn't his first chance to pitch in the U.S.: The Samsung Lions posted him back in 2002, but the Korean team decided the winning bid of $650,000 was too low to let Lim go.